Shirtless New Jersey Man Has Mid-Air Meltdown After Eating 10 Edibles, Offers To Fuck Flight Attendant And Endorses Trump Or Biden While Singing “Potato, Potahto”
In addition to propositioning the flight attendant after eating 10 edibles and locking himself in the bathroom, the New Jersey man also vaped on the flight and tried to open the airplane door. Fun times all around, and I guess people should be grateful that the plane door didn’t open on its own, given the way Boeing makes airplanes these days. Via ABC6:
Here below is a slightly more complete video of the man being led off the plane while singing, “Potato, potahto!” and then telling people to vote for “Donald Trump or Joe Biden, I don’t mind!”
Mid- air melt down. An unruly passenger from BurlingtonCo. NJ. who took 10 edibles tries opening the door of an American Airlines flight after getting turned down for s*x with a flight attendant. pic.twitter.com/qJpQE9JZmt
— April Color (@ColorApril) August 4, 2024
Finally, before you pass judgment on this man for endorsing Biden, who isn’t running for president, note that this incident happened on July 18th, which was three days before Biden dropped out of the race. The DOJ issued a press release about his arrest and the federal grand jury indictment:
A federal grand jury returned an indictment today charging an alleged unruly passenger onboard an American Airlines flight after engaging in disruptive and life-threatening behavior, including attempting to open the aircraft exterior doors mid-flight.
According to court documents, Eric Nicholas Gapco, 26, of Delanco, New Jersey, a passenger onboard American Airlines flight #2101, assaulted and intimidated a flight attendant and aircraft crew members on July 18, 2024. As a result of Gapco’s alleged unruly behavior, the flight, which originated from Seattle, Washington, and was en route to Dallas, Texas, was diverted to Salt Lake City International Airport. As alleged in the complaint and detention memo, Gapco failed to follow instructions to remain in his seat, propositioned a flight attendant for sex, was repeatedly loud, vaped, bothered other passengers, locked himself in the lavatory, and attempted to open the aircraft exterior doors multiple times while the aircraft was in flight. As a result, Gapco was restrained by flight crew members and other passengers with flexible restraints to his feet and hands during the flight. Upon landing he was arrested by law enforcement at Salt Lake City International Airport.
Gapco is charged with interference with a flight crew, and attempted damage to an aircraft in the special aircraft jurisdiction of the United States. His initial appearance on the indictment is August 1, 2024, at 1:15 p.m. in courtroom 8.4 at the United States District Courthouse in downtown Salt Lake City.
